Family

…isn’t it supposed to be inhabited by scam artists and the mob. Everything designed to separate you from your money. We left late morning and arrived around midnight WST. Let’s just say that there were several times I was ready… Read More ›

When Veronica of sewVery asked me to participate in her sewVery Sunny Day dress/shirt pattern testing, I felt a little over my head…why oh why did I agree but it ends up that even a sewing “hacker” like me can… Read More ›

Riley and Matthew participated in Glen Allen’s Babe Ruth 11/12 U Major’s baseball program this year. This was one of those years that they could both be on the same team so I took advantage of it (so I was… Read More ›

This is a difficult post for me to write. I try not to share some of my trials because I still worry about judgement (after all, I chose this life), about “first world problems” (after all, I am graced with… Read More ›

Saturday was a (relatively) calm day. The girls had a sleepover Friday night and so they weren’t home. The boys and I got up and got dressed for a Scrimmage game. I sat in the car drinking my coffee for… Read More ›

I don’t know who is more ready for the end of school…the kids or me…I have a bunch of things that are going on the next couple of weeks and …of course I didn’t think ahead well enough and scheduled… Read More ›

I cut out two bags to make for the girl’s teachers and interfaced the handles and fabric last night. Unfortunately, I miscalculated the amount of accent fabric I needed so I couldn’t start sewing until I go back to Joann’s… Read More ›

I asked my kids to give me some alone time for Mother’s Day so I could head into the sewing area and get some things done. I have been trying some new patterns and had several things cut out and… Read More ›

My 9 year old has become totally obsessed with American Girl dolls and their accessories. As someone who rarely played with dolls, it has been so neat to see her and her sister playing with the dolls, imagining they are… Read More ›